AHIP To HHS: Finalize LEP Changes In 1557, Scrap Rights Rollback

The insurance industry on Monday (Aug. 12) joined the chorus of voices urging the Trump administration to reverse course on a proposed regulation that rolls back protections for transgender individuals or those who have ended a pregnancy, but it also wants the agency to maintain proposed changes to the Obama-era rule’s requirements on communications with consumers with limited English proficiency (LEP). America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) also recommends HHS’ Office of Civil rights include a severability clause in the final...